Admitted
1968, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; 1972, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
St. Louis University, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
University of Kansas, B.A., 1965
Memberships
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Chairman, Trial Section, 1979-1980; Member, Executive Committee, 1980-1981; Recipient: Award of Merit, 1976; Award of Achievement, 1983; Lawyers Association Award of Honor, 2003; Chairman, Bench and Bar Conference, 1983); The Missouri Bar (Member of Council: Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1982-1991; Tort Law Committee, 1982—; Member: Board of Governors, 1984-1990; Finance Committee, 1985-1990; Chairman, Crisis Intervention Committee, 1989-1991; Commission on Professionalism, 1993—; Special Commission on Forum Non Conveniens, 1997-1998); The National Judicial College (Member, Advisory Board, 1998—); American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Lawyers Association of St. Louis (President, 1977-1978; Member, Executive Committee, 1976-1980); Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (Member, Board of Governors, 1984—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Supreme Court Historical Society; Center for Prenatal Medicine and Law, University of California, Davis School of Medicine (Member: National Advisory Board; International Symposia Advisory Board)
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi. Recipient: Law Week Award, Bureau of National Affairs, 1968; Lon O. Hocker Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, Missouri Bar Foundation, 1978. Author: Problems of Proof, Chapter 4 Death and Derivative Actions, Missouri Bar CLE, 1979; Innkeepers Liability, Missouri Bar CLE, Missouri Tort Law, 1979; Identification and Use of Medical Records at Trial: Some General Observations, Vol. 1 Missouri Trial Lawyers Journal, July, 1980; Update on Products Liability Law, MATA, 1987. Co-Author: Missouri Civil Trial Practice, 2nd Ed., Ch. 8, Voir Dire & Jury Selection, 1987; Damages, Missouri Bar CLE, Ch. 11, Wrongful Death, 1987. Member, Dean's Advisory Council, St. Louis University Law School, 1998—. Faculty, Missouri Institute for Trial Advocacy, University of Missouri, 1985-1988. Co-Founder, Symposium on Medical Malpractice, Missouri Bar Association. Member: Supreme Court Advisory Committee, 1985-1991; Supreme Court Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, 1988—; U.S. District Court Advisory Committee, 1991-1995. Listed, Best Lawyers in America. Fellow: International Society of Barristers (Member, Board of Governors, 1994—); Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, State Committee, 1989-1994); American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate); St. Louis Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Trustees, 1994—).
Military
Capt., JAGC, USAR, 1968-1974.